OK, so they've got rid of the N-word in Huckleberry Finn, (a book that has won awards from black organizations for its principled stand against racism (although Twain missed the boat badly on aboriginal rights)). Now they've got rid of the F-word (and I don't mean fuck) in the Dire Straits 1985 hit Money for Nothin', a song that satirizes working class attitudes to musicians. Note the word “satirizes”. Based on ONE complaint to a St. John’s radio station, where apparently it’s been played for the first time. No way can this song be construed as homophobic, anymore that the use of the N-word in Huck Finn was racist. Just the opposite, if you listen. And think.
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